ACCURACY MATTERS

Deliver automated antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) and rapid

identification (ID) results without sacrificing accuracy.

MicroScan Microbiology Systems

 “In the first year we had the MicroScan [system], we saved over
$70,000 in send-out costs alone because the MicroScan [system]
could identify isolates that our previous system could not.”
Jennifer Blakeney, M.T. (ASCP), Lead Microbiology/Immunology Technologist
Beebe Medical Center Laboratory

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ACCURACY MATTERS

Preventing the spread of antibiotic-resistant (AMR)

bacteria within hospitals and communities requires
correct identification of AMR pathogens as quickly
as possible. MicroScan microbiology systems detect
MicroScan panels
emerging resistance as it occurs, providing accurate
and timely results without reliance on historical data.

Get answers right the first time:

› Accurate drug-bug performance
RENOK inoculator
The fewest clinically significant drug-bug

limitations of any automated ID/AST system result
in fewer repeat and confirmatory tests1

› Powerful reporting
MIC and susceptibility results that correlate with

classical broth microdilution and disk diffusion in MicroScan WalkAway
systems
the most trusted way2,3

› Real-time alerts
LabPro AlertEX automates detection of atypical

results for quick recognition and reporting

LabPro

Backed by more than 35 years of ID/AST Accuracy for

better patient
testing experience, MicroScan microbiology outcomes
systems improve workflow by minimizing
the need for confirmatory retesting and
providing accurate, first-time results for
laboratories of every size.

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 ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
FOR EVERY LABORATORY

MicroScan systems
Designed to work in laboratories of every size, MicroScan microbiology instruments
use a single-panel format that enables scalability. With unmatched microbiology and
laboratory workflow expertise, Beckman Coulter serves as a trusted partner
to deliver solutions that meet your evolving requirements.

MicroScan WalkAway plus System

› Ideal for mid- to high-capacity laboratories
› 40- and 96-panel capacity models
› Automated incubation, test interpretation
and reagent control

› Conventional overnight ID/AST

and/or specialty and rapid ID testing
on one instrument

autoSCAN-4 System
› Ideal for small-capacity laboratories or
backup testing

› Automated read of bacterial ID and

susceptibility in seconds

› Testing for difficult and slow-growing species

› Automatic recording and interpretation of
instrument results by computerized system

MicroScan delivers accurate emerging “The MicroScan unit is an overnight

resistance detection for the toughest
pathogens, including Vancomycin-intermediate
Staphylococcus aureus (VISA),
Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (VRSA) and Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
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testing system that is a true growth/
no growth system, which gives you
the most accurate results. It offers
the flexibility of either a full
MicroScan MIC panel or combination
identification and susceptibility
panel. The MicroScan [system] has
been very consistent and reliable,
attested by the fact that we have 10
of them.”
James Clark, M.T. (ASCP), Microbiology Manager
Alverno Clinical Laboratories
 MicroScan panels
provide superior
accuracy in detection of
carbapenemase-resistant
Enterobacteriaceae
(CRE), a globally and
CDC-identified
health risk.2,4,5

MicroScan panels
Today’s microbiology laboratories face continuous change—change in antimicrobial
resistance, change in formularies and therapies, and change in the healthcare landscape.
For more than 35 years, MicroScan systems have provided gold-standard bacterial
identification and susceptibility products, confronting emerging resistance with
speed and accuracy. Count on MicroScan systems for unmatched experience, expertise
and selection.

MicroScan offers a broad Fewest FDA limitations

choice of panel formats:
MicroScan panels offer the fewest clinically
› Conventional overnight panels significant FDA limitations and adhere to

› Rapid ID panels guidelines established by all the major

microbiology standards organizations including
› Specialty ID panels Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
› MICroSTREP plus panels and European Committee on Antimicrobial

› ESβL plus panels Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST).

Maximize your workflow flexibility with a choice

of three panel testing options:

› ID-only
› AST-only
› ID/AST

“The rapid negative ID panels are very useful to us. We see a lot of
challenging organisms with non-fermenters and these panels do an
awesome job with these organisms.”
Angela Beth Prouse, M.S. M.T. (ASCP), Clinical Microbiologist, Peninsula Regional Medical Center

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 MAKE ACCURATE RESULTS ACTIONABLE

LabPro software suite

Enhanced data management improves laboratory efficiency by streamlining workflow
and making information about patient care easily accessible. Collectively, the LabPro
Information Manager, LabPro AlertEX, LabPro Connect and LabPro-MBT help standardize
and consolidate testing regimens. Adaptable to unique laboratory requirements, they
provide crucial alerts and suggestions about atypical results in real time.

LabPro AlertEX
› Automate detection of atypical results for
quick reporting

› Enable customization of interpretive

MIC breakpoints

› Direct staff to the most appropriate action

based on customized institutional procedures

LabPro Connect
› Manage identification and antibiotic
susceptibility testing (ID/AST) data right
from your laboratory workstation

› Consolidate data from multiple testing

LabPro Information Manager
› Powerful management of microbiology
results—from order to LIS transmission—
increases efficiency
› Easy-to-use and customizable software
provides customers with the flexibility to
make results actionable
systems, for epidemiology and other
management reports, right in your
laboratory office
› Choose between a closed or open system on
your laboratory’s local area network (LAN)
LabPro-MBT
› Combine antibiotic susceptibility testing
(AST) results with rapid MALDI
identifications within LabPro

› Apply LabPro and Alert EX

customization rules
for seamless results management

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STREAMLINE YOUR WORKFLOW

Prompt™ Inoculation System and RENOK Rehydrating Inoculator

Simultaneously inoculate all 96 wells of MicroScan ID, AST and combo panels.

Select colonies Prepare inoculum Inoculate panel Get results with the
with Prompt with Prompt with RENOK MicroScan system
Standardize inocula Inoculum stability of Simultaneous Use the LabPro software
without time- up to four hours inoculation of all suite for customizable
consuming turbidity allows for flexibility 96 wells of the data analysis and
using the Prompt in the workflow. panel simplifies management.
Inoculation System. the workflow.

The MicroScan panel guIDe and Biotype

Lookup Program online tools help
streamline your panel selection and
provide 24/7 access to our powerful
database of atypical organisms.
“I love LabPro Connect. It made
a real difference—particularly in
our unusually shaped laboratory,
where we used to be bunched
up to read results on the
computer. We can now read
results, resolve exceptions and
reorder panels from wherever
we are sitting, saving us time
and eliminating congestion.”
Angela Beth Prouse, M.S. M.T. (ASCP)
Clinical Microbiologist
Peninsula Regional Medical Center

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 DISCOVER THE SMART CHOICE
IN MICROBIOLOGY AUTOMATION

Pre-analytical Analytical

Specimen Specimen
Rapid ID
collection processing

Copan ESwab™ Copan WASP® DT: Bruker MALDI

› Standardizes collection Walk-Away Specimen Biotyper® system
of diverse specimen Processor › Rapid organism identification
types (e.g., sputum, › Automates all core aspects complements ID/AST testing
blood, urine, stool, etc.) of microbiology specimen on the MicroScan WalkAway

› The only liquid-based, processing plus System

multipurpose system › Dual-streaking capability allows › Applies to a wide range of

that maintains viability customer to use bi-plates and microorganisms with accuracy
of aerobic, anaerobic provides cost savings comparable to nucleic acid
and fastidious bacteria
› Modular design allows future
sequencing

› Facilitates automation addition of new modules— › Offers cost-effective, faster

and elutes samples in including WASPLab for identification than traditional
seconds robotic incubation and methods
digital culture analysis

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Beckman Coulter’s integrated solution provides best-in-class
technologies, expert consultations and top-ranked support.6 This
comprehensive approach fully automates pre-analytical, analytical
and post-analytical tasks, saving time, reducing overhead and
ultimately improving patient care.

Post-analytical

ID/AST Informatics

MicroScan WalkAway LabPro information

plus System management systems
› Delivers gold-standard › Powerful data management
accuracy for microorganism of laboratory test results—
identification and from order to LIS
susceptibility testing transmission—increases
efficiency in busy and
› Enables simultaneous complex laboratories
processing of conventional,
rapid and specialty panels on
a single, automated platform

› Provides accurate emerging

resistance detection for
the toughest pathogens
including VISA, VRSA, MRSA
and CRE

“Partnering with Beckman Coulter is helping us reduce

costs and improve the consistency of our work.”
Dale Kahn, M.T. (ASCP), Central Laboratory Operations Director, Alverno Clinical Laboratories

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 SPEED AND ACCURACY
FROM MicroScan SYSTEMS
Accuracy matters Make accurate results actionable
The MicroScan WalkAway plus System uses Our advanced software programs—LabPro
real MIC technology to provide the Information Manager, LabPro Connect and
accurate results that laboratories need to LabPro AlertEX—are adaptable to unique
operate efficiently. laboratory requirements and provide
crucial alerts and suggestions about
Scalable solutions for
atypical results.
every laboratory
MicroScan systems are available Streamline your workflow
in three sizes: With sophisticated tools to support
› autoSCAN-4 efficient workflow, including the Prompt
› MicroScan WalkAway 40 plus Inoculation System and the RENOK
› MicroScan WalkAway 96 plus Rehydrating Inoculator, MicroScan systems
help you get the quick and accurate results
Resistance detection done right you need.
Available panel types for use with
MicroScan systems include: The smart choice in
› Conventional panels microbiology automation
› Rapid ID panels Our Smart Microbiology Automation

› Specialty ID panels Solution combines the proven accuracy of

› MICroSTREP plus panels the MicroScan product family with powerful

› ESβL plus panels workflow efficiencies delivered by Copan

WASP and Bruker MALDI Biotyper systems.

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AN EXTENSIVE ORGANISM
IDENTIFICATION DATABASE7
Gram-positive
Staphylococcus and
related genera
Kocuria kristinae
Listeria monocytogenes
Micrococcus and related species
Rhodococcus equi
Rothia dentocariosa
Rothia mucilaginosa
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus auricularis
Staphylococcus capitis ssp. capitis
Staphylococcus capitis ssp.
ureolyticus
Staphylococcus cohnii ssp. cohnii
Staphylococcus cohnii ssp.
urealyticus
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Staphylococcus haemolyticus
Staphylococcus hominis ssp.
hominis
Staphylococcus hominis ssp.
novobiosepticus
Staphylococcus hyicus
Staphylococcus intermedius
Staphylococcus lugdunensis
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Staphylococcus schleiferi ssp.
coagulans
Staphylococcus schleiferi ssp.
schleiferi
Staphylococcus sciuri
Staphylococcus simulans
Staphylococcus warneri
Staphylococcus xylosus
Streptococcaceae
Aerococcus urinae
Aerococcus viridans
Enterococcus avium
Enterococcus casseliflavus
Enterococcus durans/hirae
Enterococcus faecalis
Enterococcus faecium
Enterococcus gallinarum
Enterococcus raffinosus
Gemella species
Leuconostoc species
Pediococcus species
Streptococcus agalactiae
(Group B)
Streptococcus anginosus group
Streptococcus bovis group
Streptococcus dysgalactiae ssp.
dysgalactiae
Streptococcus equi ssp. equi
Streptococcus iniae
Streptococcus mitis/oralis
Streptococcus mutans
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pyogenes
(Group A)
Streptococcus salivarius
Streptococcus sanguinis
Gram-negative
Glucose fermenters
Salmonella enterica
Aeromonas caviae complex Escherichia hermannii
Aeromonas hydrophila group Escherichia vulneris serotype Paratyphi A
Salmonella enterica
Aeromonas veronii complex Ewingella americana
serotype Typhi
Cedecea davisae Grimontia hollisae
Salmonella enterica ssp.
Cedecea lapagei Hafnia alvei
arizonae
Cedecea neteri Klebsiella oxytoca
Serratia ficaria
Cedecea species 3 Klebsiella ozaenae
Serratia liquefaciens
Cedecea species 5 Klebsiella pneumoniae
complex
Chromobacterium violaceum Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis
Serratia marcescens
Citrobacter amalonaticus Kluyvera ascorbata
Serratia odorifera
Citrobacter braakii Kluyvera cryocrescens
Serratia plymuthica
Citrobacter farmeri Kluyvera intermedia
Serratia rubidaea
Citrobacter freundii Leclercia adecarboxylata
Shigella sonnei
Citrobacter gillenii Leminorella grimontii
Shigella species
Citrobacter koseri Leminorella richardii
Tatumella ptyseos
Citrobacter murliniae Mannheimia haemolytica
Vibrio alginolyticus
Citrobacter rodentium Moellerella wisconsensis
Vibrio cholerae
Citrobacter sedlakii Morganella morganii
Vibrio fluvialis/furnissii
Citrobacter werkmanii Pantoea agglomerans group
Vibrio metschnikovii
Citrobacter youngae Pasteurella aerogenes
Vibrio mimicus
Cronobacter sakazakii Pasteurella multocida
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Edwardsiella tarda Photobacterium damselae
Vibrio species
Enterobacter aerogenes Photorhabdus luminescens
Vibrio vulnificus
Enterobacter amnigenus 1 Plesiomonas shigelloides
Yersinia enterocolitica
Enterobacter amnigenus 2 Proteus mirabilis
Yersinia frederiksenii/
Enterobacter asburiae Proteus penneri
kristensenii/intermedia
Enterobacter cancerogenus Proteus vulgaris
Yersinia pestis
Enterobacter cloacae Providencia alcalifaciens
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Enterobacter gergoviae Providencia rettgeri
Yersinia ruckeri
Enterobacter hormaechei Providencia rustigianii
Yokenella regensburgei
Escherichia albertii Providencia stuartii
Escherichia coli Raoultella ornithinolytica
Escherichia coli (inactive) Salmonella enterica
Escherichia fergusonii Salmonella enterica serotype
Choleraesuis
Glucose non-fermenters
Achromobacter piechaudii Cupriavidus pauculus Ralstonia mannitolilytica
Achromobacter species Cupriavidus species Ralstonia pickettii
Achromobacter xylosoxidans/ Delftia acidovorans Rhizobium radiobacter
denitrificans Elizabethkingia Roseomonas species
Acinetobacter baumannii meningoseptica Shewanella algae
complex/haemolyticus Empedobacter brevis Shewanella putrefaciens
Acinetobacter lwoffii group Myroides species Sphingobacterium
Alcaligenes faecalis Ochrobactrum anthropi multivorum
Bordetella bronchiseptica Paracoccus yeei Sphingobacterium
Bordetella trematum (CDC group EO-2) spiritivorum
Brevundimonas diminuta Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sphingomonas paucimobilis
Brevundimonas vesicularis Pseudomonas alcaligenes/ Stenotrophomonas
Burkholderia cepacia complex pseudoalcaligenes maltophilia
Burkholderia gladioli Pseudomonas fluorescens/ Wautersiella falsenii
Burkholderia pseudomallei Pseudomonas putida Weeksella virosa
Chryseobacterium Pseudomonas luteola
indologenes Pseudomonas mendocina
Comamonas testosteroni Pseudomonas oryzihabitans
Pseudomonas stutzeri
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AUTOMATION SOLUTION
Discover what Beckman Coulter can offer you.
Visit www.beckmancoulter.com/microbiology to see how our
microbiology automation is benefiting laboratories and improving
patient care.

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